The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers under this Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) for research, development, integration, test and evaluation of technologies/techniques to: Research, design, develop, test and evaluate innovative technologies and techniques for Next Generation Target Tracking architectures which exploit a wide array of both open data sources and traditional data sources and leverage the power of AI, ML, and MI algorithms in an HPC enabled framework.

This requirement is to obtain access to a commercial off-the shelf solution known as "D&B Investigate" and additional Data Science and Research Support. By acquiring D&B Investigate, assigned members within the J2X will employ a broad suite of tools that contain more than 500M+ business records and is updated 20M times a day. This unique platform provides the data urgently needed to advance analysis, expose hidden vulnerabilities, and proactively responds to threats.

Seeking research to design, develop, demonstrate and test technologies for intelligent tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, analysis and dissemination of data/information in support of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Superiority; High-Performance Computational SDA: Experimental techniques and applications from ground, orbital and cyber intelligence analysis to provide an integrated, predictive SDA capability.

The VA Heartland Health Care Network (VISN 15) requires an Application Processing Interface (API) for Drug Shortages that is updated daily and includes built-in, cloud-hosted integration capability.

The BAA is now cancelled and no further papers will be accepted.

Page limits increased and response due-date extended.

Line-item descriptions updated, and questions and proposal due-dates extended.

Updated Solicitation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") intends to negotiate and award a sole-source modification on an existing contract (9523ZY24C0005) with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) for the procurement of additional commodity and financial data feeds.

The U.S. Geological Survey intends to make a non-competitive award in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence known as Benchmark for one time purchase of subscription of recycling forecast to be delivered to USGS, National Minerals Info Center for the period of Award date through one year.

The Office of the Secretary intends to award a sole-source contract for the Commerce Research Library to Bloomberg 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, to procure a Bloomberg Electronic Database Subscription.

Exiger and MetalMiner will collaborate on technology development, combining MetalMiner’s deep expertise in commodities markets and Exiger’s experience managing multi-tier supply chains. Exiger’s proprietary, real-time supply chain data will enhance MetalMiner’s pricing models and forecasting algorithms.

Specifically, LeoLabs plans to offer “intuitive, interoperable and integrated” space situational awareness and space domain awareness solutions designed to help UK organizations share information and data among themselves, and eventually with allies.

Together, Planet and SynMax, a Houston-based satellite analytics and intelligence company, are providing the customer with a cutting-edge maritime domain awareness (“MDA”) solution for vessel detection and monitoring.

"This opportunity allows us to leverage our cutting-edge RFGeo and RFIQ data solutions to support the Department of the Air Force in addressing critical mission challenges and ultimately strengthening the United States’ national defense."

Inspector General Report: Virtual Currency Tax Compliance Enforcement Can Be Improved

The IRS established “Operation Hidden Treasure,” describing it as a partnership between the criminal and civil functions to identify taxpayers who omit digital assets from their tax returns. However, its primary purpose has been limited to the acquisition of tools and training, rather than pursuing taxpayers.

USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap

TechCrunch also found that tracking numbers entered into the USPS website were also shared with advertisers and tech companies, including Bing, Google, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Snap. Some in-transit tracking data was also shared, such as the real-world location of the mail in the postal system, even if the customer was not logged in to USPS’ website.

Pentagon network defense arm conducting intelligence for cyber pilot

While cyber itself might seem segmented on its own island, an all-source approach is often necessary to understand context regarding breaches or operations. For example, attributing nation-state activity is often an all-source endeavor, using a variety of intelligence streams from technical means to human sources in order to pinpoint the actor that’s responsible.

Space Force OKs ‘trial’ software to vet commercial, foreign space monitoring data

The Space Force has initiated an “operational trial” of a new software-based tool to “translate” and provide “quality control” of space monitoring data provided by commercial operators and foreign governments via the Unified Data Library — functions required to render such data machine-compatible with battle management, command, control and communications systems (BMC3) used by operators at US Space Command.

Data can be a double-edged sword in generative AI, agency experts say

Streamlining the vast troves of existing and incoming data intrinsic to federal operations will be central to agencies’ planned use cases for generative artificial intelligence technologies, federal leadership says, but it is contingent on proper data governance to guard from bias and inaccuracy.

Cyber pro and FBI vet on militarization of AI: “Let’s face it, it’s an arms race”

"Data is everything. I've worked on hundreds of cyber cases throughout my career, and now, more than ever, the whole concept is proven with the advancement of AI and large language models. These tools are nothing without the data. The numbers are just so astronomical."

TechScape: Want to know how AI will affect government and politics? The bots have the answers

"More than 40 per cent of tasks performed by public-sector workers could be partly automated by a combination of AI-based software, for example machine-learning models and large-language models, and AI-enabled hardware, ranging from AI-enabled sensors to advanced robotics."

Chatbot snapshot: How state, local government websites use AI assistants

Despite their growing importance, not all chatbots are built equally. Some, such as those used by Texas and Georgia, are highly automated, to provide answers to specific questions. Others, like New York City’s, use generative AI to provide answers to citizens, even if it does so incorrectly at times.

US company's geolocation data transaction draws intense scrutiny in Germany

A U.S.-based data broker reportedly provided 3.6 billion individual geolocation data points derived from millions of Germans’ smartphone apps — including those belonging to national security officials — to a journalist through a German company that connects data buyers and sellers.

Accelario Unveils Free Next-Gen TDM Version, Powered by Generative AI

Accelario, a leading innovator in Test Data Management (TDM), announces the release of its free TDM solution, including database virtualization and data anonymization. Enhanced by generative AI, this offering empowers DevOps, Engineering, QA, and Data teams to manage test data efficiently and securely, accelerating the software development lifecycle while ensuring continuous compliance with data privacy regulations.

Silicon Valley Vibes Podcast: Interview with Janey Rountree on Predictive Analytics

On this episode of Silicon Valley Vibes, we feature Janey Rountree, The Executive Director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA. We talk with Janey about her use of predictive analytics to identify those at the highest risk of becoming unsheltered, and how she is working with local agencies to provide tailored support to try and prevent it from happening.

VA accelerates AI healthcare integration; SSA transitions to enhanced security with Login.gov

The pilot program will employ ambient AI technology to transcribe clinical encounters and seamlessly generate medical notes. This initiative is part of the VA’s broader strategy to enhance healthcare delivery by integrating these tools with its electronic health record system, thereby improving efficiency and reducing manual data entry.

Bloomberg Government Will Host Comprehensive Webinar Series on the 2024 Elections

The series kicks off July 25 with an in-depth look at the most crucial races to watch. Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan and senior politics reporter and elections expert Greg Giroux will discuss redistricting measures, ballot initiatives, the latest campaign fundraising data and which races to watch.

Tracing the Flow of Fentanyl and Chemical Precursors into the United States

Join DEA Section Chief Minh Nguyen and Sayari analyst Maggie Hwang on Wednesday, July 31 at 11am ET to learn four techniques for investigating fentanyl networks using publicly available information…

The Role of Detection in Insider Risk Series, Part 2 of 3: The Nexus of Technology in Support of Internal and External Human Risk Signals - July 30th, 2024, 1:30-2:00 PM ET

New technology employing AI, enhanced cyber and insider risk capabilities must be synergized with organization policies. But, as we enhance our abilities to discover risk signals, we must anchor on privacy, compliance, nonbiased and identity resolution to reduce false positives all to build trust.